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  1. 10-10-2009, 03:44 PM #1
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    Default Temporaraly Lost My Way

    I signed up a few years ago, made a couple of posts, then lost the bookmark for this site. But I was a third generation frugal spender and thought I was doing OK.

    Yesterday I made a quick stop at the grocery store where I blew $50that I couldn't afford on absolute junk! When I got home and really looked at the two Small bags of microwave stuff.

    With horror I realised that little by little over the past year I have been corupted by my best friends frivolous spending habits.

    So I have returned clutching whats left of my tattered budget to get back in touch with my frugal roots.
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  2. 10-10-2009, 05:45 PM #2
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    Advertising and friends who live a "standard" lifestyle are seriously the well intentioned path that lead to budget hell...
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  3. 10-10-2009, 05:56 PM #3
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    Rule number One: Don't beat yourself up.

    Rule number Two: Don't expect Rome to be built in a day. If you expect to be sprouting seeds, making bread and yogurt, switching to cloth everything, and spending 25¢ on the dollar for everything else by tomorrow... well, you'll just overwhelm yourself.

    Rule number Three: Be proud of what you are accomplishing!
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  4. 10-10-2009, 06:56 PM #4
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    Welcome back, Thevail, and thanks to all for the great advice....especially the reminder that Rome wasn't built in a day. I tend to expect immediate results so that was a very useful reminder to me.
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  5. 10-10-2009, 07:57 PM #5
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  7. 10-11-2009, 04:33 AM #7
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    Welcome back! I like you, visited the forums before and then stopped and let the budget go a bit...Now I have a brand new mortgage payment coming *closing 10/30* and NEED to stick to my budget. I have learned so much from this forum and I have yet to see anything negative here---everyone is so kind! So I will be planting myself here and we will all get by together
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    welcome back R. we all have down falls and we all have friends that spend way too much or love to cc everything and think about it later. Sometimes i use to get frustrated at them because it was like everyone should be like them, life was too short, why not attitude. oh yeah now its caught up on her and shes in total denial faze.
    Oh well dont beat your self up. Youll be back on track in no time at all.
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    Hi and welcome back.
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    (cc#1) Kohl's- P.I.F. (closed)!!!!

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    Welcome back. At least you realized your mistakes and know how to correct them. I made the mistake of joining and then forgot for 3 years that I had joined. It makes me cringe to think of all the wasted knowledge and advise I missed out on.

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    Hi and welcome back to Frugal Village from Ontario. This is definitely the place to be to restart your frugal lifestyle. Glad you're here!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Raven View Post

    With horror I realised that little by little over the past year I have been corupted by my best friends frivolous spending habits.
    I can totally relate. And some of my families' habits. My sister will sometimes throw stuff away just because it is dirty. I was starting to fall into that trap

    welcome back!
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    Welcome back, sometimes it's not easy to get back on track, but you've made a good choice to come back here for support!
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  15. 10-15-2009, 05:28 PM #15
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    I'm right there with you. I know I can do better. I am going to be taking a good look at my habits too. Prices are going up and the holidays are coming , so I need to be very careful.
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